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TABLE B19

Selected Characteristics of Private Pension Plan Recipients Ages 55 to 64
by work status and type of benefit
Item In Labor Force Retired
Annuity and Lump Sum Annuity Only Lump Sum Only Annuity and Lump Sum Annuity Only Lump Sum Only

AGES 55-64
Number of Recipients
(in thousands)
            142                 438             1,028             289                 813                 487
Men                                     103 330 613 201 562 179
Women 40 108 414 88 251 308
Median Age at Initial Benefit Receipt
Annuity 55 55 - 58 58 -
Lump Sum 55 - 49 58 - 54
Pre-Retirement Earnings1/ (1994 dollars)
Mean 51,181 49,576 49,451 48,459 43,557 31,399
Median 38,761 39,402 36,559 43,011 38,388 26,020
Annuity Benefit Amount
Mean Annual Amount 9,862 11,409 - 15,936 12,183 -
Median Annual Amount 7,272 7,644 - 12,324 9,000 -
Lump Sum Amount (1994 dollars)
Mean Amount 35,942 - 23,580 38,021 - 28,901
Median Amount 18,103 - 10,521 22,746 - 8,478

1/For recipients of both an annuity and a lump sum, the pre-retirement earnings are for the year prior to the start of the annuity.

SOURCE: Retiree Pension and Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey.

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